Be Good Model

What Does A Model Need In Order To Be Successful?




There are things you might consider in able to become a successful model. But, below are the basic things you must have on your own in able to enter this career.

1.       Good Looks. You will not become a successful model if you don’t have any good looks at people in public and that is true. You can’t even pass the application for being a model if you don’t have this. Every model has its own unique looks that were very pleasing to people around. Good looking person is the top requirement to be a model and for that, you can have your way to the top. There are lot of people wanted to be a model, good looking or not. But it’s really hard to become a model, even with those good looks in your body, some other person still don’t end with success. Modelling requires specific look for a specific fashion so organizers are looking not just with the good looks but the one who is suited for that specific fashion. That is why there are very lucky people that doesn’t have very good looks but has a successful career being a model. There are lot of good looking people in the world but the demand for modelling can’t sustain all the applicants. They are maybe gorgeous and hot, but sometimes they don’t just suit for this career. But for sure, good looks added some points to you when you want to become a successful model.

2.       Height. Being a model is like being a star. Models walk like gods and goddesses in catwalk with their head held high. The quality they have being a successful model are good looks and the height. Yes you were right, height is one of the top requirement to be a model especially for the girls. Height is very essential for a girl to evaluate everything in fashion. With the right height for the right fashion, you will make the people vow to you. They don’t just look up to you but they will look at you with a pride and proud because of the height you have. There are still other models that don’t have any height because they are fitted with those specific things for modelling. They are lucky enough to be a model making that so far without that height. But internationally, height is one of the assets a model must have in order to be successful. Good looks are degrading to others if you don’t have any height to fit for your looks. It is very proportion to have good looks in able to please the audience and the height for the proud and some point for.

3.       Stylish Clothes. When applying to be a model, good looks and height is not just the main requirements. You should also aware of the fashion trend in able to be in the flow of fashion. Being imaginative in what you are wearing will added you some points especially if it is unique and new and it fits you, you may now listed in the candidates for hall of fame. What you wear is what you feel, so be nice and good in combining elements in clothes. Being aware of the proportionality of clothes is important in able to fit the desired theme for fashion. From the upper body, down with the legs and foot wear, added with some accessories will make you more fabulous and good. There are geniuses when it comes in arranging these things, that’s why they are lucky to become a model. They don’t have any quality of good looks but the stylish wear made them a good looking person than any other models. But, imagine if you have the looks, the height, plus the ability to manipulate things you wear will surely help you become a successful model and opens a lot more opportunity for you.

Having these qualities in basic will help you make your way to the top in your model career. But these are just basic qualities and you will experience more difficulties in making your way. You will need to learn a lot more to become a successful model. Attitude and discipline are other basic qualities that you must have but there are other lessons you might not learn from yourself but through others and your experiences.

Be Size TWO.






Like most women, I want to have fair skin too. I want to have gorgeous eyes that could fool the world. Thin and red lips that could lure men. And a gorgeous body. I just described a model.
MODEL. A woman or a man most envied by most people. Defined as physically perfect.
Believe it or not, I DID want to be a model. I love cameras so much. I like taking pictures and posing for pictures. I can't hide the envy I feel when I see friends and close people pose for photographers and look undeniably beautiful. Sometimes I'd want to be the subject too. But I can't. Because I'm not like them.
Sure, I've thought of diet a lot of times. But it's just too hard. Oh so don't tell me I didn't try. I did. But then I failed. Because I thought, why would I want to be beautiful? God made me like this. Therefore God thinks I look beautiful in this way. I accept it. Though I may not think of myself as beautiful most of the time, I have always buried in this narrow mind of mine that I am LOVED. So much.
So okay, I think a short blogpost will do. I just can't accept the fact that all people in the world thinks that most women are beautiful when they're size two.

TOO FAT TO MODEL?


As an exercise in the absurdity that is the industry standard, we highlight a few models who have been chastised for their weight recently, dubbed “too fat” for fashion.




Boki Milinkovic



David Sciola


American model David Sciola (second) was rejected from Parisian runways, while models like Boki Milinkovic (first) were getting work.

“In Milan, I trimmed down to about 76kg [167 lb] so I would fit the clothes,” says Sciola. ” I am 6′2″, so for me I would say that’s underweight. Paris tends to be even skinnier than Milan. You’ve got designers like Dior who always go for anaemic, 17-year-old bodies… I don’t even go to Prada castings because I know I’m not going to get the work.”

Milinkovic, however, stands 6′3″ and 66kg [145lb]. His comparative success goes to show that, at least in the fashion world, “scrawn is the new brawn.”







 Jen Hunter (first) was criticized for her weight on Britain’s Make Me a Supermodel, while competitor Marianne Berglund (second) was praised for having a “sensational” body.

One judge on the show called Hunter “fat, lazy, and greedy.” Meanwhile, Berglund was congratulated for her figure, despite having a BMI of 16.1 – well below the CDC’s categorization of being underweight (defined as a BMI of 18.5 or lower).






 Former Wonderbra model Katie Green quit her job after being repeatedly told she was too fat. To poke fun at her former employers, she went on to work with Sony in the Bravia ZX1 flat screen ad campaign, asking “is this thin enough for you?” Kudos to Green for laughing at her critics and refusing to comply.






 Karolina Kurkova, a Victoria Secret supermodel, came under fire at Sao Paulo fashion week (first), where critics said she had  ”love handles and cellulite.” We frankly can’t see a difference between this runway show and her Victoria Secret show (second) in 2008. Either way, this mother-to-be remains one of the Top 15 Highest Paid Models, according to Forbes, so critics be damned.




 Eva Mendes was recently put in the position of defending her weight, after these new Calvin Klein ads emerged. Critics said she was too big to model, especially for Calvin Klein – a company notorious for using waifs like Kate Moss. “I don’t have a starving body, I have a healthy, toned body,” Mendes says. “I don’t think people should criticize my advert. I prepped for it a lot, and I think it’s great.”

Calvin Klein was less than supportive in this argument, however. CK President and CEO Tom Murry explained that the new campaign was “a departure from more slender body types that have been used in Calvin Klein Underwear ads. [It's] not so much about a trend of being more curvaceous. This product is made for a curvaceous woman.”

So, does this imply that Eva Mendes is (a) not slender, and (b) would only be hired in specific and rare instances, for fuller-figured products? Something is very wrong with this picture, indeed.





 Famed Victoria Secret model-turned-media-mogul Heidi Klum was recently criticized by Wolfgang Joop for being “too fat” for the catwalk. Joop, a fashion designer and judge on Germany’s Next Top Model, told German GQ in February 2009 that Klum “is simply too heavy and has too big a bust. And she always grins so stupidly.”

Klum’s husband, Seal, fired back, saying that Joop’s remarks were “an insignificant statement coming from an even more insignificant source,” that he’s merely an unknown designer “looking for a little publicity.”


If anyone is in agreement with these critics that the models in question need to lose weight, we strongly suggest seeking professional help.

We can’t negotiate with disturbed fashion directors who demand their clothes be worn by corpses, much less the millions of minions who blindly follow suit. But we can come to terms with the fact that, as consumers, we always hold the upper hand. If we don’t like how they’re selling, what they’re saying, or who they’re starving in the name of fashion – then we won’t buy it. Money is a massive motivational tool, and it’s the most powerful picket sign we have. So let’s keep the protest pushing forward, in the name of health, human decency, and pure common sense.






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The Ugly Price of Beauty






To become beautiful, women are willing to do anything, I mean EVERYTHING- from extreme diet fads to going under the knife- just to look like a Hollywood star, say Jessica Alba. But do we really know up to what extent the beauty industry will manipulate or photoshop decent pictures to perfection?


Truth be told, even the most confident and beautiful person still has insecurities. Society has become so judgmental and less tolerable about women's flaws and imperfection. The evidence lies in the rampant use of airbrushing and cropping techniques to make celebrities lose 10 lbs in a magazine cover. It's not totally wrong if only minor retouches are done, but what happens is a total overhaul. We have been groomed over the years to believe that anything far from perfect is ugly.





Wanted: Sticks and Bones 


The fashion industry is very brutal. Designers are very picky in choosing what type of models they want to use for runway shows or editorial campaigns. Sometimes they can be specific- demanding girls with an edgy look, an androgynous feature or a strong walk. But the bottom-line is you have to be size 0 with a 23 inch waist.


What we see on runway shows are the fashion industry's full blown fantasy. Most of the dresses worn on the runway are extravagant, impractical and over-the-top. It's the kind of clothing  that you would not normally see any person wear in real life. And if you happen to see anyone wear it down the street- you'd think of them as crazy and absurd fashion whores.




The same analogy applies too for stick thin models wearing designer clothes. Being stick thin may be  normal for fashion experts if you are a model, but never will that body type be considered a model for girls and women to emulate in real life.


Fashion has tweaked our mind that a super skinny body is the most desirable. However, common sense tells us that if you are stick thin it means something is wrong with you. It's either you are gravely sick or starving because of impoverished conditions.




I see the point why basketball players need to be tall, or why jockeys need to be small- that makes their job easier. Models need to be skinny for aesthetic purposes- I get it,  but why allow the unhealthy looking models work when these girls should be placed in a hospital or rehab centres.

Skinny vs. Super Skinny

In order to compete against many aspiring models, girls resort to extreme measures to lose more weight. Being skinny is not enough because those tiny (size 0) sample clothes must fit you all the time. Gaining 1-2 pounds or just moving 1 size up may jeopardise your chances of being booked.


The pressure of staying thin over a long period of time can make girls develop eating disorders like Anorexia and Bulimia. Professional models start out as early as 14-16 years old so their bodies are not yet fully developed. But eventually their bodies start to grow, thus, they do whatever it takes to maintain a small frame, and most of the time- they go overboard with dieting.




The Elle Style Awards Model of the Year 2011, Coco Rocha, was labelled last year as too fat to walk the runway at size 4. In response, she opened a can of worms through her tumblr account. She attacked the fashion industry’s obsession with size 0 and questioned the morality behind encouraging young models to lose more weight- when in fact they’re already skinny.




In 2008, this 5’10 beauty was also told that she’s too fat for weighing 108 lbs. And she was advised:
 “You need to lose more weight. The look this year is anorexia. We don't want you to be anorexic but that's what we want you to look like."


Shenani-Sunday

Its Sunday folks! I hope you are getting to relax at your computer with your favorite drink, reading the blogs that you know and love. Thanks for knowing mine, and I hope you love it!
Here are some ah-mazing fashion moments for your lovely Sunday!





The ALWAYS amazing fashion godess....Anna Dello Russo.






























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Shake, Rattle, and Aloha -- An Earthquake Tale

posted by hackey hudjson



When an earthquake rattled the East Coast this week, it made me think about my own experiences with having "the earth move." The DH and I are native Californians who have never lived anywhere but the Golden State. Given California's reputation with regard to earthquakes, the two of us have lots of stories to tell about quakes, right?



Wrong.



DH has never been in a major earthquake, and the only one I was ever in happened when I was six-months-old (which hardly counts). In fact, these two old Californians had to go all the way to Hawaii to experience an earthquake first hand!



We are very lucky because we live where it is easy to find inexpensive deals to Hawaii. Such was the case one recent October when a travel agency we've often used offered a five day trip to Honolulu, and we decided to go for it. Our high rise hotel was in a GREAT location, across the street from the Honolulu Zoo and half a block from the beach. The views from our ninth story room were wonderful -- we could see all the way to Diamond Head.



Sunday morning at 7 a.m. I was awakened from a sound sleep by the bed shaking. Thinking the DH had returned from his morning swim and was playing a game of 'let's wake up the slug', I rolled over ready to yell at him but NO DH. Instead, I heard a very loud roar, while the bed and the room both started to sway!



I may have never been in an earthquake before but I KNEW what was happening. I threw some clothes on over my pajamas while the room continued to sway. Then I grabbed my umbrella (Did I mention it was pouring rain?) and RAN down all nine flights of stairs to the lobby!



I had a friend who was trapped in an elevator for four hours during the Loma Prieta quake in 1989 so there was NO WAY I was getting in an elevator, though that stairwell was pretty icky. I'm just glad we weren't on the eighteenth floor.



When I reached the lobby, huffing and puffing like a steam locomotive, I saw a lot of bleary-eyed people milling about. An emergency generator was already set up to run one elevator and some lights. Staff also had turned on a battery powered radio and I listened anxiously for about ten minutes for news of death, destruction, and... a tsunami!



All I heard was that one power grid had gone down and in doing so, had triggered overloads on all the power grids so electricity was out all over the island. Also, that the quake had been centered off the Big Island, not Oahu. And NO tsunami.



I couldn't quite believe that last part, and worse -- DH was still out there SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN! I walked out to the front sidewalk and peered through the sheets of rain. Finally, I decided if he didn't show up in five more minutes, I'd go looking for him. Two minutes later he walked up, towel around his shoulders, dripping wet. He headed straight for the elevator and couldn't understand why all those people were standing around in the lobby. When I mentioned THE EARTHQUAKE, he gave me a blank stare.



He hadn't felt a thing!



Luckily the only consequence of the earthquake turned out to be no power in Honolulu for thirteen hours. Inconvenient, yes. No cooked food, no air conditioning, no running water above the third floor... But in the grand scheme of things, it wasn't that bad! We spent most of the day sitting on the lanai of the Hawaiian Princess hotel, which was right on the beach and had a lovely breeze.



I give the highest kudos to the Honolulu police, who were out directing traffic within 30 minutes of the quake knocking out the power. Officers were stationed at every traffic light down the length of Waikiki, and they stayed until the power came back on at 8 P.M. As the electricity was restored to each high rise hotel along Waikiki, a cheer went up from the patrons inside. Ours was no exception.



By the time we flew home on Tuesday morning, everything on Oahu (the airport, the roadways, the tourist attractions) was running as smoothly as it had been before the quake hit.



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Gisele Bundchen In Esprit Ads

Esprit, a German clothing brand collaborated with Gisele Bundchen for their latest ad.



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From The Big Easy to Big Bird

by Nancy



This blog might also be called "What I Did on My Summer Vacation." Who else had to write that at some point--show of hands? Yep, I thought so. I hated those essays, maybe because going to the beach with my family for a week or visiting my cousins didn't sound very interesting. After all, we did both of those every year, with nothing unusual or noteworthy ever happening.



This year, I started my summer with a first (and only) for me, by going to college orientation with the boy. He chose a school in the Deep South, so we detoured by New Orleans, the Big Easy part of this blog's title, and the French Quarter. It was hot and muggy. (To which you probably responded, "Well, duh!" or words to that effect.)



I'd been there in the summer, just not in a very long time. I had forgotten how muggy it can be, but I remembered quickly as we roamed the French Quarter during our very short visit. The shop pictured above made me think of several banditas and buddies, though it's not the sort of thing I usually think of when someone mentions the French Quarter.



Did you know there's really no place in the French Quarter to just sit down, aside from bars? There're some benches outside the cathedral in Jackson Square, but those benches are metal. This was June. Did I mention it was hot? We all know what happens to metal out in the sun, right? Sitting on those benches was like sitting on a cookie sheet fresh from the oven.



There were some shaded benches in the actual square, but those were occupied by people who didn't appear to live anywhere else and might've been prone to forms of social interaction we don't really favor. Good thing the cathedral is not only open to the public but air conditioned!



Pictured below is another shop that made me think of banditas and buddies. I longed to poke around in there, even though I figured most of the merchandise was out of my price range and even if I found anything affordable, getting it back on a plane seemed unlikely.







The next month, we took our official family vacation. We did something we've never done before. We treated Atlanta (aka The Big Peach. Yes. Really.) like a tourist destination. The dh, the boy and I have often been to Atlanta for specific things. We've gone to Dragon*Con, Moonlight and Magnolias or other conferences, I've gone to GRW meetings, and we've visited friends. But we've never seen the sights. So this year, we did.



We started our official vacation with a Saturday evening at the Shakespeare Tavern, where we saw a hilarious play within a play about three guys trying to perform The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged. It was the boy's idea, and we all enjoyed it. We also had our dinner there. The place is, after all, a tavern, even if it is the headquarters of the Atlanta Shakespeare Company.



The next day, we checked out the Georgia Aquarium, something we'd been wanting to see for years. DragonCon has a special evening there during the con, but we never seemed to make it. I may try to this year. There are two huge, beautiful tanks of fish from different oceans, and there's a passage underneath and through one big tank. It's just gorgeous and offers a fabulous view of the various fish. I don't think I'd ever seen a whale shark before. Those babies are BIG. And they really don't look all that shark-like.



The highlight of the visit for us was Dolphin Tales, which just opened in April. It was great though it could've done with less hokey narrative and more dolphin action. I assume the hokey narrative and effects are supposed to keep little kids interested, but judging by the squeals of delight from them and the gasps from everyone else every time a dolphin jumped out of the water, I think the dolphins could carry the day on their own.



I've seen dolphins in the wild, in Roanoke Sound. We took a half-day trip a few years back with some marine biologists and got lucky. The dolphins were all around the boat, diving under it, swimming by it. I've also seen them in the water from afar.



But I've never seen them up close in a way that gave me a really good look, maybe because they're incredibly fast, and the wild dolphins showed little interest in interaction.



The waiting area for the aquarium show is beside a big tank occupied by the day's non-performing dolphins. As they swim by the glass, visitors can see them clearly. It's easier, at least for me, to appreciate both their size and their grace when I see them that way. They're a lot bigger than I'd realized. Watching them in the water was pure delight.



Monday, we went to the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. They have a huge dinosaur skeleton in their rotunda. I took three photos of it to get it all in. Couldn't step far enough back in their rotunda to get the whole thing in one shot.











By happy coincidence, they were hosting an exhibit we saw and loved in New York years ago, one about mythic creatures. We spent more time in there than anywhere else in the museum. My favorites were the dragon at the front of the exhibit, the unicorn, and Pegasus. Unfortunately, I managed to cut the dragon's nose off in the photo, but we have the unicorn and Pegasus and a griffin here, along with the dinosaurs from the museum's entrance.

































Tuesday, we checked out the High Museum in downtown, and the Center for Puppetry Arts. The Center for Puppetry Arts has a number of Jim Henson's puppets and a big display for Labyrinth. Henson and Kermit cut the ribbon to open the center, and a Jim Henson wing will open in 2014. A lifesize Big Bird stands in a case outside the Henson display. I would've taken a photo, but it's a no-photography zone.



The center also showcases the history of puppets and different forms of puppets from around the world. The shop sold finger puppets of famous artists, writers, and public figures. One of those is in today's prize package.



The High Museum has a nice collection of works from various periods, including some Frank Lloyd Wright furniture. They also have one of Georgia O'Keeffe's flower paintings. It's similar in style to the later ones, but the lines don't flow as they did in her better known works.



We came home for a few days, saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as a family (fitting since we've seen all of the HP films a a threesome), and then visited the boy's cousins in Raleigh overnight.



As you read this, the dh and I are once again somewhere in the Deep South, carting the boy's belongings toward his college. He's already there, but we have the bulk of his stuff. We'll take him to dinner tonight, move his things into the dorm tomorrow, and then hit the road for home on Sunday. Meanwhile, our house sitter is in charge of the dog. Or should be. The dog may have other ideas since she tends to regard humans as servants in need of constant training.



At one point during the boy's orientation earlier in the summer, I was standing on the balcony of the student center and saw him below me. A girl from his high school came up to him and hugged him, and then a girl we'd met that morning joined them.



Watching the three of them talk, I got a bit of a heart punch from the realization that this was his world now, that he'd be spending more time in this place over the next several years than under our roof. It's going to take a bit of getting used to.



So this vacation will end very differently from those of the last 18 years. The dh and I will come home to an empty nest. It's going to feel very strange. So will going to Dragon*Con without either of my guys. I've gotten used to having them there with me, but the schedule doesn't fit for the boy, and the dh will be stacked up with work because his classes start earlier than the boy's. We're squeezing the property delivery in between the dh's Thursday and Tuesday classes.



Dragon*Con will officially end my summer, and we'll try to recapture what life used to be like, long ago (or so it seems) when we were just two.



Of course, I close a summer vacation blog without a food reference. My favorite parts of summer meals are fresh peaches and fresh tomatoes. On the way back from Atlanta, we stopped and bought South Carolina peaches, which were great. Eating them reminds me of my childhood and my dad's frozen peaches.



Our tomato plants died, so I haven't had fresh tomato sandwiches as often as I'd have liked, but there's been a lot of watermelon, corn, and cantaloupe on our summer table. I hope you've been able to enjoy the foods of summer.



I have a goody package for one commenter today. It includes a Jane Austen finger puppet, the last of my freebie books from National, and a jazz hot mat. They come with a pretty New Orleans totebag I found on Royal Street in the French Quarter.





Did you ever have to write essays about your summer vacation? How did you feel about them? What's the best summer vacation you ever had, and who was with you? What's your favorite summer food?





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Kim Kardashian’s Three Wedding Gowns

We all knew that Kim Kardashian asked Vera Wang to create her customized wedding gown. for her wedding, she wore three different wedding gowns. Want to know the details?


As she walked down the aisle, Kim Kardashian chose the “princess look” gown. It is a ball gown full tulle skirt, basque waist and hand-pieced Chantilly lace appliqué on bodice and train. Along with her Lorraine Schwartz headpiece, she wore a cathedral-length veil with hand-pieced Chantilly lace appliqué at the hem and a lightly shirred blusher layer.

For the first dance, she chose the Georgette mermaid dress with hand-pieced Chantilly lace appliqué on bodice. The skirt had hand-cut organza petals intermixed with Chantilly lace motifs and organza sprig embroidery.


For her third and final change of the evening, she picked a bias-cut crepe-back satin gown with v-neck and circle skirt.


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Glee's Mark Salling and Chord Overstreet In Op Ads

Glee stars Chord Overstreet and Mark Salling invites us to go camping for Op. The Glee guys where featured once again for the latest fall 2011 ads of Op. They were joined by Aly Michalka of Hellcats, Rob Kardashian, The Vampire Diaries’ Kat Graham and The Suite Life on Deck star Brenda Song.



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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Barbie Dolls

Hello, Barbie collectors! Mattel had another Barbie dolls set that you can include in your collection. Let us welcome, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Barbie dolls!

The new collection features Faith Hill in a beige-and-black gown with a glittering lace overlay and Tim McGraw in a tailored black suit, striped tie and his signature black cowboy hat. These dolls will be available this September, just before the 15 wedding anniversary of the couple.

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HOW TO SEDUCE A BILLIONAIRE Launch Party!

By Kate



Just when you thought it was safe to venture back into the Lair for a quiet afternoon of meditation …



IT’S PARTY TIME!!!



That’s right! Welcome to the official launch party for my latest release from Harlequin Desire, HOW TO SEDUCE A BILLIONAIRE! This is the third book in my Duke Brothers trilogy and I’m so excited to celebrate its publication this month.



The story takes place in the beautiful Napa Valley wine country, so that's where the party is! Please step right out onto the wide terrace and check out the sweeping view of the Valley and its rolling hills covered in grapevines. As a special party treat, along with our fabulous selection of fine wines and champagne, we’re serving Millionaire Mojitos! We’ve also got a delicious array of Trillionaire Tapas served with exuberance and charm by our Billionaire Bandita Cabana Boys.



So help yourself to a drinkie and some luscious hors d’oeuvres while you peruse the back cover blurb:



The first step…mix business with pleasure



New hairdo? Make-up? A dress? Where did his efficient secretary go? Because the woman in front of Brandon Duke is not the Kelly Meredith who left on vacation two weeks ago. He is shocked—and curiously enchanted—by her transformation.



She says this makeover is all part of her plan…to become more seductive. And this billionaire is just the man to give his suddenly sultry assistant a few lessons in love. He’ll go slow, savor every moment and then say good-bye—as long as he can remember just who is seducing who!



And here’s a short, PG-13 rated excerpt that takes place after a confrontation in the hotel lobby:



“Who’s the ice queen?” Brandon asked as they strolled back to the office together.



Kelly frowned. “I just assumed she was his assistant, but she was awfully pushy, wasn’t she?”



He glanced at her sideways. “Yeah, kind of like you.”



“I’m not pushy,” she said in mock outrage.



“Yeah you are,” he said as he led her into their office suite and closed and locked the door.



“Well, I guess I can be pushy once in a while, but I’m nothing like—”



Without warning, he spun her around. She let out a tiny shriek as he urged her back against the wall.



“Just look at the way you push me around,” Brandon said. “The way you force me to do this ...” He lowered his head and began to nibble her neck. Kelly felt the electric sensation all the way down to her toes. “And this ...” Brandon used both hands to flip her short jacket off her shoulders, trapping her arms behind her and causing her breasts to be thrust forward.



“But ... oh, yes.”



“So damn pushy.” He held her jacket with one hand while he slid his other hand under her thin sweater until he reached her breasts.



“Brandon,” she whispered, then moaned when he swiftly maneuvered her bra out of the way and used his fingers to tease and excite her nipples. But through the thick haze of pleasure, she remembered something important and grabbed his hand. “Brandon, wait. We weren’t going to do this anymore. We should stop. We should ...”



“We’ll stop after this, I swear,” he muttered, pulling her sweater up and off. “But I can’t wait any longer. I’ve got to have you now.”



“Yes, please,” she said, straining to remove her jacket as he bent to lick her breasts. “Hurry.”



“Pushy,” he murmured again as he kissed and nibbled his way back and forth between her breasts.



“Oh, shut up and kiss me,” she grumbled as she reached up and whipped his jacket off.



His laugh was deep and full. “I do love a pushy woman.”





I’m thrilled that RT Book Reviews gave HOW TO SEDUCE A BILLIONAIRE 4-1/2 stars, saying “Laugh-out-loud funny in spots and a consistently entertaining read, the unexpected romance of Brandon Duke and Kelly Meredith will give readers a wholly warm and joyful feeling.”



Now, I don’t mean to be pushy, but to celebrate my book launch, I’m giving away a signed copy of the first two books in the Duke Brothers trilogy, THE MILLIONAIRE MEETS HIS MATCH and SWEET SURRENDER, BABY SURPRISE, to one random commenter today.



So ... which do you prefer? The dark, tormented hero or the one who can laugh out loud? Sweet heroines or pushy ones? Vanilla or chocolate? Champagne or mojitos? Let’s talk!

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